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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (12 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has formally met with the farming organisations here and in Northern Ireland to discuss the implications of Brexit for the sector; if so, the details of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7124/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that will be taken to ensure that persons who need assistance boarding and exiting trains using ramps and so on will still do so safely and conveniently in view of the new proposals to remove staff from stations nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6583/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (12 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 667. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has formally discussed with his European counterparts the prospect of more direct maritime links between Ireland and continental Europe; if so, the details of these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7122/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (12 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 668. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has assessed the capacity of Irish ships to take additional freight, both load on and load off and roll-on roll-off; if so, the details of this assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7123/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: As a non-member of this committee I appreciate the opportunity to ask a question. I wish to take a break from the children's hospital to talk about CervicalCheck. Does the Minister accept that the decision to offer out-of-cycle smear tests which commenced on 1 May 2018 was his responsibility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Who advised him to offer out-of-cycle smear tests?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I ask the Minister to answer quickly as time is of the essence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Did the Chief Medical Officer advise the Minister to offer free out-of-cycle smear tests prior to him taking that decision? Was that the advice given to him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: So it was the Minister's idea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Prior to the Minister taking that decision and taking the memo to Cabinet on 1 May, did any clinical expert or any of his officials advise him against that decision or warn about the dangers of taking that decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Not one voice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: There was not one single dissenting voice given that it would be pretty obvious, I would suggest, that the service would experience an increase in demand. The Minister was aware of the lack of cytologists at the time, which is still an ongoing challenge. The Minister is saying that of all of the experts and officials advising him, not one person suggested this might have an adverse effect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: After the decision in May, did the Minister at any stage review that decision? Was there an ongoing review or did the Minister just leave it in situ? How often did he review the decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: The Minister took that decision and it took effect from 1 May. In May, June, July and August the Minister did not review the impact of that decision or how it was operating. There was no discussion until October. The Minister did not review a decision he implemented for four months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: When did the Minister become aware that the backlog was starting to build on foot of his decision to offer free out-of-cycle smear tests?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Did it not occur to the Minister to reassess his decision on the free out-of-cycle smears in light of a backlog building up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I have one final question. Was the Minister at any point after May asked to stop offering the free out-of-cycle before 31 December?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Was the Minister not asked on 21 October to cease the out-of-cycle smears immediately, given the pressure in the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I have one final question. How many of the 4,600 women who are affected have yet to be contacted?

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

Lisa Chambers: The Minister said that she had presented the facts about JobPath. I argue that she has actually presented a particular version of the facts. The Minister said that 206,000 people have engaged with JobPath and, of those, 41,000 went into full-time employment and 5,000 went into part-time employment. Of the 41,000 in full-time employed only 9% went beyond 12 months. These figures also mean...